Sunday A&E: Pick 6

The best bets for the week ahead

Jan. 17, 2013

Sixpence None the Richer

1. “Vibrations,” a blurry, hypnotizing show of 1960s op art, opens Tuesday in the Des Moines Art Center’s Print Gallery, with a smattering of related works by Marcel Duchamp, Sol LeWitt, Chuck Close and others. Local ophthalmologist Louis Fingerman joins curator Amy Worthen for a Feb. 3 lecture, “What’s Op About Art?” which explores art and the science of vision. Also opening Tuesday, “Double Feature: Art and the Movies,” is a sampling from the permanent collection that was inspired by Hollywood or, in some cases, the other way around. Free admission. www.desmoinesartcenter.org.

2 Country singer Chris Young plays 7 Flags Event Center in Clive at 8 p.m. Thursday. Young won the “Nashville Star” television series in 2006 and has had two No. 1 hits, “Gettin’ You Home (The Black Dress Song)” and “The Man I Want to Be.” His most recent album, “Neon,” features the hits “You” and “Tomorrow.” $25 in advance, $30 day of show. www.redtrucktickets.com.

3 Feeling nostalgic for the ’90s? Sixpence None the Richer performs at 9 p.m. Friday at the Maintenance Shop at 2229 Lincoln Way in Ames. The band is best known for the hits “Kiss Me” and “There She Goes.” It broke up in 2004 but reformed in 2007 and recently released its sixth album, “Lost in Transition.” $17 in advance, $19 day of show. www.m-shop.com.

6 A seven-hour drawing marathon begins at 8 p.m. Saturday at Mars Cafe, 2318 University Ave. The event is a joint project by Art Beacon Des Moines and the Des Moines Social Club, which will provide live (clothed) models, large sheets of paper and materials to create a new zine. The cafe will kick in snacks and caffeine. $10. www.marscafe.net.